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Aberrant Behavior Checklist

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Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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ABC; ABC-C; ABC-R; Aberrant Behavior Checklist – community; Aberrant Behavior Checklist – residential

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The Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) is an informant rating instrument that was empirically derived by principal component analysis (Aman et al. 1985a). It contains 58 items that resolve onto five subscales. The subscales and the respective number of items are as follows: (a) Irritability (15 items), (b) Social Withdrawal (16 items), (c) Stereotypic Behavior (7 items), (d) Hyperactivity/Noncompliance (16 items), and (e) Inappropriate Speech (4 items). A total score for this instrument was not psychometrically derived and is not valid. The ABC was designed to be completed by any adult who knows the client well. This could be a parent, teacher, workshop supervisor, case worker, or informants in other roles. Depending upon reading ability, completion time varies, but most raters complete the ABC in 10–15 min the first time. Thereafter, rating times usually decline.

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Abbreviations

ASD:

Autism spectrum disorder

DD:

Developmental disability

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  1. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA

    Cristan Farmer

  2. Nisonger Center, UCEDD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Michael G. Aman

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    Fred R. Volkmar

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Farmer, C., Aman, M.G. (2020). Aberrant Behavior Checklist. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_1632-4

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